tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773058005679938889.post5418507677780949873..comments2016-12-08T18:12:10.606-08:00Comments on Your Genetic Genealogist: Genetic Genealogy in the News: Another misleading, inaccurate storyYour Genetic Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14696248341534125135noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773058005679938889.post-19793954492773143702010-11-21T10:40:18.513-08:002010-11-21T10:40:18.513-08:00Loz, it depends what your goals are. Send me an em...Loz, it depends what your goals are. Send me an email @ yourgeneticgenealogist@gmail.com if you would like specific advice.<br />CeCeYour Genetic Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14696248341534125135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773058005679938889.post-44047645707972500552010-11-11T02:50:54.626-08:002010-11-11T02:50:54.626-08:00So which company should I choose when I have mine ...So which company should I choose when I have mine tested?Lozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10513517402604501840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773058005679938889.post-62950337526275257032010-11-08T16:59:01.942-08:002010-11-08T16:59:01.942-08:00Ann, I decided to change the title from &quot;Bewa...Ann, I decided to change the title from &quot;Beware of Overselling&quot; to &quot;Another misleading, inaccurate story&quot; to reflect what you shared.<br />Thanks.Your Genetic Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14696248341534125135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773058005679938889.post-32508986377571294112010-11-08T16:15:58.444-08:002010-11-08T16:15:58.444-08:00Thanks so much for the clarification, Ann. I am aw...Thanks so much for the clarification, Ann. I am aware that SMGF has been doing research with autosomal DNA (thanks to one of your posts to a mailing list), but understood that none of this research/testing was being offered commercially and/or through GeneTree at this time. Your explanation of what happened makes sense and does not surprise me. Thanks again for clearing it up.<br />CeCeYour Genetic Genealogisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14696248341534125135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773058005679938889.post-73532051290346821442010-11-08T15:23:04.092-08:002010-11-08T15:23:04.092-08:00Chuckle. It does sound like this blog post could e...Chuckle. It does sound like this blog post could equally well be titled &quot;Beware of News Coverage...&quot; It seems ABC noticed an intriguing press release and changed &quot;only one instance&quot; into &quot;only one.&quot;<br /><br />&quot;Amanda’s story may be only one instance where the pedigrees and/or genetic code of historical figures converge within the DNA of someone living today. In addition to the 20 people executed at Salem, nearly 100 others were initially accused of witchcraft; more than 1,000 of their descendants are members of the GeneTree.com genetic and family history archives, research has revealed.&quot;<br /><br />http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101027005596/en/Genetic-Trick-Treat-Salem-Witch-Trials-Figures<br /><br />The clip from Scott Woodward did make it sound like he was claiming too much about DNA, but it was also edited from a longer interview and omitted some connecting phrases. SMGF has in fact been doing research on autosomal DNA for a number of years, but the Amanda Gilbert story was not based on that. She had submitted some genealogy along with her DNA sample, and SMGF was able to expand her pedigree after they tied her into their existing database of correlated genealogical and genetic data.<br /><br />[disclosure: I have a consulting arrangement with SMGF, but the above comments are my own, based on correspondence with them about this blog post]<br /><br />Ann TurnerDNACousinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16853537836104702338noreply@blogger.com